Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

19th Bombardment Group

28th Squadron • 30th Squadron • 93rd Squadron

By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012

1. 19th Bombardment Group Marker

Inscription.

Great Bend Army Air Field
April 1944 to December 1944

North Field Guam
December 1944 to September 1945
187 Missions

Kadena Okinawa
June 1950 to September 1953
251 Missions

Location. 38° 20.836′ N, 98° 50.99′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. Marker is on 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at the B-29 Memorial Plaza at Great Bend Municipal Airport. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on June 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.